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The truth about conspiracy theories - We must be open and critical towards all theories. Dismissing putative conspiracy theories while failing to properly interrogate pseudoscience dangerous and irrational.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_z0yxqm on November 21, 2022 at 1:24 PM

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Five boxes of previously unknown transcriptions of lectures by G.W.F. Hegel have been found.

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Submitted by MichaelWagdi t3_yj26d0 on November 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM

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Why I am Not a Communist, by Betrand Russell

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Submitted by [deleted] t3_xtmtkx on October 2, 2022 at 11:49 AM

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Why There Is No Absolute Ground For Truth: A Review of Criticisms Against Strong Foundationalism

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Submitted by throwaway853994 t3_11q6xaw on March 13, 2023 at 11:19 AM

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Reason and emotion are deeply connected. Understanding the interplay between them can help us make better sense of the world but eliminates the promise of objective rationality.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_114j04u on February 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM

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Thought Experiment - The Hermit and the Giant

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Submitted by Unity-Druid t3_zbm61o on December 3, 2022 at 5:57 PM

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Great Philosophers Are Bad Philosophers

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Submitted by thenousman t3_10py468 on January 31, 2023 at 12:45 PM

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No, Animals Do Not Have Gender

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Submitted by Zanderax t3_10c8o8g on January 15, 2023 at 2:57 AM

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/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | December 12, 2022

Submitted by BernardJOrtcutt t3_zjzw2o on December 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM

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The Solution of Evil

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Submitted by baileyjn8 t3_yw817y on November 15, 2022 at 8:06 PM

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Free Will, Willpower, and Randomness

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Submitted by owlthatissuperb t3_102cui4 on January 3, 2023 at 4:47 PM

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Knowing the content of one’s own mind might seem straightforward but in fact it’s much more like mindreading other people

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Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_zsqjch on December 22, 2022 at 4:43 PM

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What we don't owe the future | Longtermism is a philosophy of grandiose ambition but short on useful insights. Our moral obligation is to improve the society we live in, not the ones to come.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_y9rs34 on October 21, 2022 at 11:54 AM

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What surfing says about the importance of serendipity in life

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Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_127n616 on March 31, 2023 at 2:26 PM

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Kafka sought to unmask the world that hides beneath what we call reality. What mattered to him were our intrinsic, subconscious experiences, in all their absurdity and apparent irrelevance.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_125o9yr on March 29, 2023 at 1:34 PM

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AI could have 20% chance of sentience in 10 years, says philosopher David Chalmers

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Submitted by hackinthebochs t3_zhysa4 on December 10, 2022 at 5:54 PM

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Most cosmologists say dark matter must exist. So far, it’s nowhere to be found. Examining the philosophy of science behind two rival theories can explain why.

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Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_yvzw65 on November 15, 2022 at 3:11 PM

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What Morality is Not (and why it's not the Repugnant Conclusion, Utilitarianism, or Libertarianism)

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Submitted by contractualist t3_117fwy5 on February 20, 2023 at 6:05 PM

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Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems

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Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_126onuz on March 30, 2023 at 2:24 PM

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No empirical experiment can prove or disprove the existence of free will without accounting for the inadvertent biases surrounding both the experiment and the concept of free will.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_11nndto on March 10, 2023 at 12:06 PM

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Neuroscientist Gregory Berns argues that Thomas Nagel was wrong: neuroscience can give us knowledge about what it is like to be an animal. For example, his own fMRI studies on dogs have shown that they can feel genuine affection for their owners.

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Submitted by Ma3Ke4Li3 t3_11cp3bu on February 26, 2023 at 6:44 PM

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Occam’s Deepest Cut: Occam's Razor isn't a guide towards the truth—it defines the truth

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Submitted by NaimKabir t3_1050hxw on January 6, 2023 at 5:48 PM

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Nietzsche: The Overhyped Philosopher of the Masses

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Submitted by GuitarsRgreat t3_zqw0u7 on December 20, 2022 at 6:40 PM

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Schopenhauer and the insatiable will to live | To reduce suffering and forge a better world we must resist desire and our metaphysical individualism.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_y3p2eo on October 14, 2022 at 9:23 AM

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A Proof of Free Will by philosopher Michael Huemer (University of Colorado, Boulder)

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Submitted by thenousman t3_122q4yn on March 26, 2023 at 3:39 PM

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